Matthew 23 (LGA)

1Ego beto sa paranga laoria i Jisu sira na minete tinoni beto ira na ona sepele, pira sauniria,Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2<<Ira qai vaivagigalainia na Vavanau beto ira na Parese sa qai toqoa na totoqona ti Mosese.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3Ko muna kopunia beto mu tutia gu agou sisa vei qai vaivagigalainia ira tamugou, ba muke tutiria sira na roiti qai roroitiniria ira. Ura ira sa qaike tutiria sira na sakasava qai vaivagigalainiria.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4Pana dia ruvata vavukele paranga sa qai vamakeleniria na pogoso mamata sira na tinoni, ba kai kakarusudi gu bi uli pa pogoso mamata ko bi iapeki vakopele vaniria na tinoni ba qaike nyorogua vei tugu.They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

5Doru dia roiti sa qai roitiniria ira ko vei ko mai dogororia gu ira na tinoni qarigu. Qai vatogasaria pa readi beto pa limadi sa na bokese lalavata sa pugelia na paranga pa Kukuti Tabuna, beto qai piti vakakakasaria sira na uqudi na dia poko.All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6Qai nyonyorogua tavatoqo pa ia poreveveidi pa vavolo beto pa totoqo poreveveidi pa leo ruma vavaikamuna.They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

7Qai nyoguania ko ira na tinoni mai gosoro qeqeraniria pa ia mamaketina beto mai gigigalaniria na <Rabi> mariguniria na tinoni qarigu.the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

8Ba agou na qua tinoni sa munake tagigala na <Rabi> ura na tamatasi gu sagou, beto ko kai memekana gu sa na miu Tinoni vaivagigalai.But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9Muke gigalania na <tamamiu> sa kai tinoni pa peso, ura kai memekana gu sa na Tamamiu, isa na suverena pa noka.And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10Muke gigalania na tinoni mamata sa kai tinoni, ura na Karisito gu sa na miu tinoni mamata.Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

11Isa na tinoni sa poreveveina jola agou sa mi nabulunigou sagou.The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12Isa sa valavata mulenia mekana sa kode mina tavaikete, beto isa sa vaikete mulenia mekana sa kode mina tavalavata.For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13Mu takulangagamiu tugu sagou qu vaivagigalainia na Vavanau beto na Parese! Na tinoni jola nyonyoravamiu! Ura qu patei suqutia agou pa moedi na tinoni sa na atakamanana na binangara pa noka. Ko mekamiu quke boka tome laoa tugu beto ko qu suquturia tugu sira qai korapa popodeke ko mai tome qarigu.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

14(Mu takulangagamiu tugu sagou qu vaivagigalainia na Vavanau beto na Parese! Na tinoni jola nyonyoravamiu! Qu iko toaria na ruma beto na sakasava tadira na nanaboko, beto qu jola vavara vakakasamiu pa moedi na tinoni! Inara qu vei ko mina lavata jola sa na vinakilasa muna gosoria.)Not in the BSB

15Mu takulangagamiu tugu sagou qu vaivagigalainia na Vavanau beto na Parese! Na tinoni jola nyonyoravamiu! Qu karovoria na kolo ka kolo beto qu reregeria na ia ka ia, ko qu vagabalia kai tinoni ko sa tutia na Vavanau, beto totonai sa gabala poni sa sa ikere jolanigou mule agou ko sa padana na gana gu pa heli sa na tinoni isa.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

16Mu takulangagamiu tugu sagou na tinoni vaitoni leleqamiu! Ura pira qu vavanau vei sagou, <Bi maulu gagale pa nisongona na zelepade madina sa kai tinoni, sa vei minake roiti votunia sa nona maulu ba sake vei kamea. Ba vei tu mina maulu lao sisa pa qolo qai tavakole pa zelepade madina, poni sa minake beia goto mina roiti votunia tugu isa sa na maulu sa maulunia,> qugu sagou.Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

17Qu duduvili na leqa sagou! Ai ira karu sa na poreveveina jola, na qolo ba na zelepade madina? Na zelepade madina gu sa sa poreveveina, ura ketakoi gu qai boka tavamadi sira na qolo qai tavaroiti pa vatarasaena na Tamasa.You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18Beto sa pira mule qu vavanau vei, <Bi maulu pa isongona na idi vavakukuvuna sa kai tinoni, sa vei minake roiti votunia nona maulu ba sake vei kamea. Ba vei tu mina maulu lao sisa pa vaivana sa makele pa idi vavakukuvuna, poni sa minake beia goto mina roiti votunia tugu sisa na maulu sa maulunia isa,> qugu sagou.And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

19Sa iqogana tugu sa na leqa sa vaigou agou! Isa tu na idi patu vavakukuvuna sa vamadia na vaivana sa sa poreveveina jolania sa na vaivana sa tavamakele pa narena isa.You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20Sa vei inara sa, na tinoni sa maulu lao pa ia vavakukuvuna sa sa maulu lao tugu sa tadira doru vaivana qai tavakole pa narena.So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21Beto ko na tinoni sa maulu lao pa zelepade madina sa sa maulu tavitinia tugu sa na Tamasa sa suvere pa zelepade madina.And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22Beto ko na tinoni sa maulu sae pa noka, sa sa maulu lao tugu sa pa totoqona bangara, beto ko sa maulu tavitinia tugu sa na Tamasa sa toqo pa totoqona isa.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

23Mu takulangagamiu tugu sagou qu vaivagigalainia na Vavanau beto na Parese! Na tinoni jola nyonyoravamiu! Ura qu valao vania na Tamasa sa kame pa manoga pa miu umuma qai vavalilingia na tetekuna vevei na miniti, na dili beto na kiumini. Ba qu doro paleniria agou sira na uana poreveveidi tana Vavanau, na roiti vatuvisi lao tana na tinoni, na vairoroqu vaitokai, beto na tuti vatalea na Tamasa. Pira sira na uana sa pada ko muna kopuniria na roiti tutiniria beto ko vei tugu ira kaki tuti inara.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

24Na tinoni vaitoni leleqamiu sagou! Qu popodeke vivitigi ko qu teku pale sa na lango ikete sa lao pa gamiu kapa pie bukuna, ba beto qu ponyolo toaia sa na kameli tu naregogoto!You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25Mu takulangagamiu tugu sagou qu vaivagigalainia na Vavanau beto na Parese! Na tinoni jola nyonyoravamiu! Ura qu valiosoria na pegurudi na miu kapa beto na peleita, goto pa leodi sa sa pugeleria na sakasava ikikeredi qu tekuria agou pa miu soana ngangangulu beto na muino.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

26Na Parese leleqamu sao! Mu valioso momoea mai tu na leona na mua kapa, beto sa kode mina lioso mutugu sa na peguruna.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

27Mu takulangagamiu tugu sagou qu vaivagigalainia na Vavanau beto na Parese! Na tinoni jola nyonyoravamiu! Qu kale na bevi vavaigolomoni kokobu tinoni matedi, sa tapedi vakeka ko sa babata jonga na peguruna, ba pa leona sa sa pugelia na pupuda beto na nyabo tomate.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

28Ko inara qu vei puputa sagou. Pa pegurumiu sa qu doro vei na tinoni tuvisimiu pa dodogoro tana tinoni, goto pa bulomiu sa sa pugelia na nyonyorava beto doru roiti ikikeredi.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29Mu takulangagamiu tugu sagou qu vaivagigalainia na Vavanau beto na Parese! Na tinoni jola nyonyoravamiu! Qu roiti vataleniria beto qu vasari vababata jongaria tugu vei sira na poudi ira na tinoni kokorotai beto na memerudi ira tinoni tuvisidi pa moa.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

30Qu paranga sagou, <Vei be korapa suveremei na totoso qai suvere ira na tamamei pa moa sagei, sa beke somana vamateria agei sira na tinoni kokorotai,> qugu.And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

31Ko inara sa vei sa qu ule votunia gu pa miu uana sa agou sa na tinoni veveimiu gu ira qai vamateria na tinoni kokorotai pa moa!So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32Ko mu laomiu gu ko mu roiti vaokotonia tu sisa qai tei podalainia tu ira na tamamiu pa moa.Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33Boko dole! Boko tuni dole ikikeremiu! Ai vei, muna boka ukunia agou sa na vinakilasa pa heli?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34Ko sa vei sa mu vaingorongo! Ara qa korapa garunu lameniria ara tamugou sira na tinoni kokorotai, na tinoni gigigalai, beto ira na tinoni vaivagigalai. Kaki ira sa kode muna vamateria tugu agou, kaki mule sa kode muna vamateria pa korosi, beto kaki sa kode muna mamajaria pa ruma vavaikamuna beto ko muna adu vatatagararia pa gugugusu.Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

35Qu vamateria sira na tinoni tuvisidi ko na tinajutu sa muna gosoria agou. Ko ira muna gosoroni tinajutu agou sa sa podalai ti Ebolo na tinoni tuvisina ko sa lame kamu ti Zakarae na tuna marene i Barakia isa qu vai vamatea agou pa vaikorapaina na zelepade madina beto na ia vavakukuvuna.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

36Ma poja sosotonigou ara sagou: na vinakilasa tadira dodoru qai vai tinoni aipira, sa mai gosoria tugu ira na sasae tinoni kopira,>> sau si Jisu.Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

37<<Kei, Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Ao sa qu vai vamateria na tinoni kokorotai, beto ko qu buti tariniria na patu sira na tinoni pogoso nongoro sa garunu laoniria na Tamasa tamu! Kubo totoso sa qa nyogua teku vaikamuniria sira na mua tinoni, ba veinigou na kokorako sa vaonguria na boko tuna pa kauru babanana ko ba kopunigou qau, ba quke vamalumu podekesiu tugu!O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

38Vainongoro! Na miu ruma sa taloa pale, sa kokoba, beto mina ivulu gogoe sa na gugusu.Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39Ura ma poja vatalenigou ara sagou: podalai tugu kopira sa munake bati ligusiu ara sagou, tinganai tu mina kamua sa na totoso totonai kode pira muna paranga vei sagou, <Na tamanana sisa sa lame pa isongona na Bangara,> munagu,>> sau si Jisu.For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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